Bøker av Lew Wallace

A masterful historical novel that explores the epic clashes between Christianity and Islam, and between empires and religions, that shaped the medieval world. The story follows the adventures of a Christian prince who travels from India to Constantinople, during the reign of Mehmed II, and witnesses the fall of the Byzantine Empire. With rich characters, vivid landscapes, and intricate plots, the book transports readers to a fascinating era of human history.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

From the author of the classic Ben-Hur comes a heartfelt retelling of the first Christmas. Filled with drama, wonder, and inspiration, this book is the perfect addition to any holiday book collection.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Ben-Hur; A Tale of the Christ, by Lew Wallace is an epic of betrayal and redemption. It follows Judah Ben-Hur's journey from a wealthy prince to a condemned slave. In a quest for vengeance and justice, he encounters miracles, confronts his childhood friend turned adversary, and finds redemption through an unexpected friendship. A timeless story of faith, love and destiny.

Judah and Massala are close friends growing up, though one is Jewish and the other Roman. But when an accident happens after Massala returns from five years in Rome, Massala betrays his childhood friend and family. Judah¿s mother and sister are taken away to prison, and he is sent to a galley-ship. Years later, Judah rescues a ship¿s captain from drowning after a ship-to-ship battle, and the tribune adopts him in gratitude. Judah then devotes himself to learning as much as he can about being a warrior, in the hopes of leading an insurrection against Rome. He thinks he¿s found the perfect leader in a young Nazarite, but is disappointed at the young man¿s seeming lack of ambition.Before writing Ben-Hur, Lew Wallace was best known for being a Major General in the American Civil War. After the war, a conversation with an atheist caused Wallace to take stock of how little he knew about his own religion. He launched into what would be years of research so that he could write with accuracy about first-century Israel. Although Judah Ben-Hur is the novel¿s main character, the book¿s subtitle, ¿A Tale of the Christ,¿ reveals Wallace¿s real focus. Sales were only a trickle at the beginning, but it soon became a bestseller, and went on to become the best-selling novel of the nineteenth century. It has never been out of print, and to date has inspired two plays, a TV series, and five films¿one of which, the 1959 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer epic, is considered to be one of the best films yet made.